A blue and white 'Dragon' censer, Kangxi mark and period, dated 1710. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

of bombé form, painted to the exterior with two dragons confronting a 'flaming pearl' among clouds, an inscribed rectangular cartouche on the other side stating that the censer was made for the Earth God temple by devotee Lu Qin, all above a cyclical date reading Gengyin nian zhi feng corresponding to 1710. Diameter 8 3/8  in., 21.3 cm

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York. 15 sept. 2015